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Tucumcari High School alumni of different eras agree the annual Rattler Reunion is a time to come together, catch up and appreciate the finer things in life. Superintendent of Tucumcari Public Schools Aaron McKinney is certainly no stranger to school events. However, this weekend, McKinney's role will not be as an administrator but as a member of the Rattler Reunion host class of 1987. "I am looking forward to seeing many of my former classmates and friends," McKinney said. McKinney said there...
Friday's dedication of the Victor C. Breen 10th Judicial District Attorney's Office honored the memory of a dedicated prosecutor and civil servant while bringing a measure of peace and healing to the family. "After 40 years it is healing to see the people of Tucumcari, friends and family here to honor our father," said Vicki Breen, daughter. "The amazing thing," daughter Nancy Breen-Nunn said, "is after all these years everyone remembers our father as a honest and good man." Victor C. Breen is...
The Agricultural Science Center in Tucumcari will hold its annual field day, which will give residents and visitors an opportunity to see applications and contributions New Mexico State University is making to the agricultural industry regionally and statewide. "In such difficult times of funding the center must find new ways to push forward with their research and applications for its results," said Leonard Lauriault, center superintendent. Registration for dinner and the evening program...
City officials are urging residents living in the Powell Addition in Tucumcari not to use wells until further notice for domestic or livestock watering following a spill of sewage, and unidentified petroleum product. Following Monday’s significant rainfall, the sewer lines near the intersection of Route 66 and Date Street overflowed causing a spill in the Powell Addition of the city, said City Manager Jared Langenegger. Langenegger said along with sewage, an unknown amount of a so-far unidentified petroleum product was released. He said the s...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers for today through Aug. 9. Coffee, tea and milk are served daily. Logan Thursday: Baked chicken with mushroom and alfredo sauce, crisp sweet potato wedges, sliced tomatoes, biscuit, plum Friday: Liver with onions, mashed potatoes, green beans, wheat roll, margarine, peaches Monday: Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, carrot and raisin salad, whole wheat roll, margarine, vanilla pudding with strawberries Tuesday: Pork loin, balck-eye-peas, cabbage, cornbread, peaches Wednesday:...
Thursday-Saturday • Rattler Reunion, Tucumcari Convention Center Saturday • Cornhole Throwdown, 2 p.m., - 5 p.m., Entry fee of $12.50 per person, double elimination with prizes awarded for first and second. Damon Kbols Park, 510 west Route 66, Tucumcari. Information: 575-403-6083, 505-410-8995 or 575-815-8572 Tuesday • Annual Field Day, 4:30 p.m., NMSU Ag Science Center, Tucumcari Service clubs • Altrusa Club of Tucumcari: Noon, first and third Wednesday of each month, Pow Wow Restaurant, 801 W. Route 66. Call 575-461-1377. Support groups...
Last week, it was crystal clear where 6-year-old Joel Anthony Suina got his loving and giving nature. A shocking April traffic accident with an Albuquerque Police Department cruiser in the Northeast Heights injured Anthony, his sister and mother. Anthony died after being taken off life support. Yet, even in a time of all-encompassing grief, his mother had the presence of mind to donate Anthony’s organs. He saved the lives of a 52-year-old man, a 46-year-old woman, an 11-year-old boy and a 4-month-old boy. In addition to the life-saving gifts o...
About a year ago as I was visiting California, my cell phone was stolen. It took a tense week or so to make sure bank accounts, etc. were safe and to get a new phone. Since then, however, my cell phone has plagued me with five or more junk calls a day. They offer things I neither want nor need or that are too good to be true. Usually they start with a commanding voice saying something like, “Attention!” or “Stop what you’re doing now!” Then they offer to fix your credit score today or ship you up to $5,000 in cash with no credit check, or somet...
Last week’s Republican effort to reform Obamacare imploded when Sen. John McCain, reinventing his role of “Maverick McCain,” cast the deciding vote against the so-called skinny repeal. A cynic reviewing the short three-act play written, directed and performed by McCain could only conclude that what occurred was payback in spades for treatment he received at the hands of Donald Trump during last year’s primaries. In Act I, Maverick rises from his sick bed and rides to the rescue of Republican sen...
An obviously true meme appeared on Facebook that said the approval rating for the U.S. Congress is less than 20 percent. On the other hand, in any given election, members of Congress are re-elected about 90 percent of the time. Americans hate Congress, but love their own congressperson. This is a proximity bias: All those jokers in Washington are evil, but not ours. Ours are doing a bang-up job. They’re ours, after all. Another illustration of proximity bias can be found regarding a recent Barna...
The Tucumcari City Commission approved the funding of street resurfacing, sidewalk repairs and utility line relocation for two blocks of Second Street in downtown Tucumcari. The commission approved the spending of $274,711 for the work on Second Street, including about $206,000 in grant funds from the New Mexico Department of Transportation matched by just under $68,100 in city tax funds. The commission also voted to allow to extend the deadline for completing the 800,000- gallon Center Street water tank near downtown Tucumcari to Sept. 21, 51...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from July 22-28: • Jason Beltran, 29, warrant • Andres Calbert, 32, driving under the influence • Leon Holbrook, 42, warrant • Robbin Myers, 42, driving under the influence • Kaycee Langston, 18, warrant • Gannon Lopez, 21, driving under the influence • Camilla Martinez, 22, warrant • Patrick Otero, 51, possession of a controlled substance • Anthony Sandoval, 47, possession of a controlled substance • Michael Chacon, 38, possession of a controlled substance • Sonja C...
August 1969 • The Mullins family held its annual family reunion in Nara Visa. It was highlighted by musical acts and a chuckwagon dinner prepared by Dick Shepherd and Fletcher Mullins. • Several wrecks on Route 66 resulted in injuries and fatalities and residents and state officials expressed concern and hoped that the completion of Interstate-40 would lower the number of accidents. • Winds from a strong thunder storm destroyed a garage out at Roy Foote’s place, 8 miles east of Tucumcari, and a barn at Jay Price’s residence, 7 miles east of T...
As a new year, new season approaches, coaches of the Tucumcari Rattlers began two-a-day practice with this year's football team prospects. There is a strong group of starters returning this year, with several eager underclassmen ready to step up into the program, said Head Coach Wayne Ferguson. More than 25 Rattlers were on the field at 7 a.m., running through drills. Ferguson said they expect more to join the team for the practices throughout the week. Many players did not practice due to work...
Former members of the Tucumcari Rattlers volleyball team played against high school and middle school students during an unofficial scrimmage Monday at the Snake Pit. "This is not an official practice or scrimmage; it was just for fun," said Lady Rattlers Head Volleyball Coach Dana Benavidez. Benavidez said the students just wanted to play volleyball in order to prepare for the two-a-day practices that will begin Monday at the Snake Pit. The following are pictures from the scrimmage and the...
A parade that crosses state lines, class reunions, barbecue from the Rotary Club, music in the park, and a feeling of unity could mean only one thing: The return of Border Town Days. The 52nd annual event kicked off with a parade in Texico Saturday morning, crossing the border into Farwell and culminating in a craft fair and outdoor concert at Farwell’s city park. With Farwell band The Shilling Girls providing a musical backdrop, Joann Walker of Fort Worth explained what brings her to Border Town Days year after year. “My family came here in...
Credentials and experience are a good start, but unceasing vigilance may still be the best guarantee against certain disasters, according to some daycare providers in eastern New Mexico. “We are continually doing a head count,” said Millie Weed, owner and operator of Kid Care, a child care center licensed for the past 13 years in Clovis. “Any time that we move children, we get a count for how many are in the building.” Weed spoke to The News last week in the wake of the tragedy Tuesday afternoon in Portales, when 22-month old Maliyah Jones d...
PORTALES — The Portales daycare workers accused of leaving two children in a hot vehicle for 90 minutes on Tuesday waived their arraignments on Thursday. Mary Taylor, 62, and Sandi Taylor, 31, co-operators of Taylor Tot daycare, remained in Roosevelt County’s jail without bond. A representative from the Roosevelt County Magistrate Court said the women have sought legal council from Attorney Tye Harmon. Harmon could not be reached for comment. Court documents show the Taylors face charges of child abandonment resulting in death and child aba...